Blog Archives: 2021
RLCR: Lead Service Line (LSL): Inventory and Replacement Plan
Posted by Tori Morgan on Friday, December 3, 2021
Once you understand what the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR) means for your specific water system, the next important step is to create a service line inventory, identifying Lead Service Lines...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Revised Lead & Copper Rule (RLCR)
How to Stay on Track with the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR)
Posted by Tori Morgan on Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Revised Lead and Copper Rule (RLCR) is at our doorstep, with a scheduled effective date of December 16, 2021. RLCR is a federal EPA regulation that will require water systems to conduct a Lead...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations | Revised Lead & Copper Rule (RLCR)
What is a “Shovel Ready” Project?
Posted by Tori Morgan on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
These days, most everyone is (or should be) looking at funding opportunities for their water and wastewater projects. Funding can be provided as a grant or loan depending on the project and/or...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding
Controlling Building Humidity Roundtable: Dews & Don'ts
Posted by Entech Engineering on Saturday, August 21, 2021
Humidity can be a fickle thing in buildings, especially ones that have seen their fair share of summers. And seemingly small operational changes can have a disproportionate impact on humidity. ...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Engineering | Building Humidity
PRWA All-Stars: Presenting & Representing
Posted by Entech Engineering on Friday, August 20, 2021
We’re excited that the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference (PRWA) is back for 2021, live and in-person. Our all-stars are ready to take the field, with six...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering
7 WWTP Design Ideas That Operators Will Love
Posted by Eric Moore on Monday, July 26, 2021
Our Roundtable Series brings together our engineers and operators with our industry friends for candid discussions about the wastewater industry. Last month we delved into the struggles operators...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater
Ceiling Fans: Summertime Savior or Super-Spreader?
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, May 21, 2021
With the warm temperatures arriving in the northeast, you may be thinking about turning on those ceiling or box fans, to bring some much-needed relief. But does that additional air movement and...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Health & Safety | COVID-19
Maximizing COVID Mitigation Projects on Campus
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Monday, April 26, 2021
Use data-driven strategies to tackle urgent challenges with long-term vision Are you trying to upgrade your spaces to get your students and instructors back to full-time in-person learning...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering | Health & Safety | COVID-19
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2021
Posted by Bryon Killian on Monday, January 11, 2021
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for 2021 have increased again this year. In...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding | Project Management | Regulations